TOM UTLEY: We British really do use polite-isms, even the angry down-and-out who insisted I gave him a fag snarled, 'Thanks, have a nice day'

All Britons know that when our fellow countrymen start a sentence 'With great respect...', they mean that they think the person they're speaking to is a prize idiot who is talking pure rubbish...

Apr 4, 2025 - 02:30
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TOM UTLEY: We British really do use polite-isms, even the angry down-and-out who insisted I gave him a fag snarled, 'Thanks, have a nice day'
All Britons know that when our fellow countrymen start a sentence 'With great respect...', they mean that they think the person they're speaking to is a prize idiot who is talking pure rubbish...